click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
rome vocabulary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
forum | a roman public meeting place |
dictatorship | a ruler that has almost absolute power |
empire | land with diferent teratories ruled by one ruler |
emperor | mane of the roman ruler |
patricians | nobals in sociaty |
plebeians | comon people |
consuls | two most powerful people |
senate | roman oficialls |
veto | to reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government oficials |
checks and balences | a system that balences distribution in a government |
latin | the languag of the romans |
arch | a structure that spans a space and suports structure and weight above it |
aquduct | a human made raised channel that carries water from distant places |
civil law | a legal system based on a writen code |
republic | a government in which citizens have the rights to vote and elect oficials |
legion | bacic unit pf 4500 to 5000 hevily armed solders |
maniple | each legion is broken up into units of between 60 to 120 roman solders |
constitution | a system of rules by which a government is organized |
magistrates | elected oficials that enforced laws |
tripartitle government | a government with 3 parts |
province | an area of land under political controle |
toga | a garment adult men wore |
pantheon | a roman tempal dedicated to all the gods |
coloseum | an outdoor ampitheater built in rome around 70 a.d |
greco roman | having charecteristics that are partly roman |
pater families | the male head of the family |
centurion | a roman officer in the military |